JazzBassfreak

[quote name='Norwood' timestamp='1384877101' post='2281757']
Sadowsky NYC M5-24
Cherry burst
Specs:
swamp ash and bent maple top
34 scale, 24 fret
Vtc added
Two Sadowsky soapbar pickups
New Bass machine hipshot
Straplocks Jim dunlop
3,8kg
2003
Near mint
The bass come with Hiscox case
Price: 2350£

Please no trade

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Is the bass in the UK? If you can wait a month or so you got yourself a buyer

[quote name='MoisesOlga' timestamp='1384512843' post='2277503']
As good as new; 5 strings, mapple
Happy to let you try before buying.

Check the sound in these links:


[url="http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rh1FRPn8b8Y"]http://m.youtube.com...h?v=rh1FRPn8b8Y[/url]

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Sent a question over eBay to ask about trades? Lovely bass

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1384538184' post='2277963']
Looks extremely promising!
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You reckon? It's all due for sanding now, I'm getting taken up with work atm -.-

Sorry not been much on the thread atm, getting weigh layed with electical and alarm work would you believe! Still it's all paying for the hardware! Anyone know where I can get an Alembic style two piece bridge? Can only think of Warwick at the moment :S

[quote name='nugget' timestamp='1384292252' post='2275017']
looks like a bass to me... one more day and it'll be finished
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It's 50" from top to bottom! Obviously to compensate for the headstock being 10" in length. The templates are going to come in handy in the next few days saved my life man XD

Here's where we're at so far guys

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1383909140' post='2270619']

Just remember not to machine against the grain on the Oak or it may tear out...particularly when routing!
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Will do! cheers for the help!

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1383809694' post='2269275']
Looking forward to watching this progress - you definitely made the right decision making your own, there's nothing quite like it. So far as oak goes I made a neck years ago from oak, maple and walnut and it worked just fine. The main reason oak isn't used that often is just fashion.
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Yeah, oak is a lovely wood, very sturdy. I just hope it turns out the way I hope. I'm just thinking about the JPJ pickup config, I was hoping to get a set from emg with all the solderless bumph, but emailed them and they won't do it! Very helpful!

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1383774170' post='2269070']

Well, I heard horror stories about Oak in guitar building...but also heard Chestnut being championed by the same people. As a furniture maker I knew that Oak & Chestnut are virtually identical...so I figured "whats the beef?" and went for it. I was spurred on when I saw a beautiful 1970's Alembic series 1 with Oak facings.

My advice...go for it.
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Awesome man, Alembic know their stuff, so hopefully it'll turn out ok, Thanks to nugget, I got templates printed on A1 and should be cutting the body tuesdayish. Will update with pics too!

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1383680987' post='2267673']
My first build (fretless bass) was a merranti core with oak front & rear facings...both unfashionable woods in guitar building terms.....it sounds Awesome.

Good luck with the build...it will be a journey and the learning process will be priceless.
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Thanks man, I've found some mahogany too, glued it all up today. It's a 3 piece neck mahogany being in the middle. I'm hoping you're right about the oak, I've heard bad things, but then a lot of positive things too. So to be honest i don't really know what to think /: either way with a JPJ config of EMGs it should sound killer !

[quote name='nugget' timestamp='1383584118' post='2266198']


I know oak isn’t fashionable for basses but I’ve always fancied trying it out, I bet it would be very resonant.
Oak bass doesn’t have to be too heavy, just make the body thinner than normal as a % of the density difference, for example if you made the body 37mm thick it would weigh about the same as a 44mm thick ash body. I did that recently with an ovangkol body and it’s 8.5lb finished
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The oak I've got is about 2 inches thick so I'll shave it down to my liking and contour it oak is supposed to be very stiff and stable so sounds like it'll be good for a neck wood. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Atm I'm having trouble with the template of the Élan shape /:

[quote name='scojack' timestamp='1383556699' post='2265693']
Reproducing an Alembic at the first attempt is a bit of an ask imho.
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Maybe so, but in not aiming to reproduce the woods and Alembics quality is unmatched so that's going to be pretty much impossible for my first build. I'm just sorta basing my project on the shape

[quote name='nugget' timestamp='1383552100' post='2265632']
Make it yourself! Even if your 1[sup]st[/sup] attempt isn’t perfect it’ll still be your baby
As long as you take your time and research loads on the net you’ll get there.
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Nice thinking mate! Another interesting fact is as it looks it's going to be made of oak, since it's the scraps I have around the workshop. So it'll even be heavy like an Alembic too

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1383386885' post='2263843']
Have you any experience of guitar building?
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Abit of putting together with ready made kits but no. This would be my first full bass build

[quote name='oscarmanillar' timestamp='1383053533' post='2259529']
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Still available? Might be an idea to contact the Bass Gallery in London, I'm sure they'd be interested in this beaut and would no doubt pay a good price

Very pretty top

Hi folks. I'm quite fancying a custom copy of Jason Newsted's old JPJ Alembic Élan. Problem is I'm wondering whether to take it upon myself to make it (first bass build) or pay nearly a grand for luthier skills.
Advice?
Cheers!

Hi folks. I'm quite fancying a custom copy of Jason Newsted's old JPJ Alembic Élan. Problem is I'm wondering whether to take it upon myself to make it (first bass build) or pay nearly a grand for luthier skills.
Advice?
Cheers!

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1383246664' post='2262171']


Blyth, Northumberland.
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Ah dam! Too far for me to travel unfortunately else I'd snap this up straight away!

Beautiful bass mate. Just wondering where you based?

Hey Oliver, trades? Cheers!

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1382039979' post='2247199']
I think the guy is being straight enough. Just had an exchange where I explained how the ebay system works and he has edited it to spares or repair. He just doesn't know. If he sells it as 'used' it assumes all working and you can claim against him via ebay, now listed as spares or repair, can't claim he's pretending its probably good, pretty much assume the worst.
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Yeah all good then. Such a nice bass too, shame about the issues. Been debating with myself whether to aim for an old G&L or an old fender jazz bass. Just wanted to make sure people knew. And the as long as the guys sorted it issue resolved. Cheers guys!

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1382028849' post='2246934']
TBH most folks looking at that will see the pic of the crack in the fingerboard, read his patter about high action and the bit about the truss rod... then they'd walk away even if it was £400! A quick trawl through BC seems to show that BCers would be happy to pay £600-£700 for an SB1 in decent nick so I'd not imagine that bass will get many bites from members on here (unless they have a
spare G&L neck).
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Yeah, just wanted to let the community know! Don't wanna see someone waste hard earned cash on a bass that ain't right!

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1382028221' post='2246924']


Do you know the seller or have history with the bass?
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Not personally, could tell by the why he was acting when I asked about the truss rod there was something fishy with it, as he kept using the phrase "as is". Mind you a nice G&L 1984 SB-1 is abit fishy at £550 don't you agree?

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1382027778' post='2246915']
He's got info in the ad' now re. the truss rod!n
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He's using that as a coverup I think each to their own. Still not worth trading something good for a broken truss rod!